Fun Facts

-Every four minutes, a person is diagnosed with Leukemia.-Every ten minutes, a person dies from Leukemia.-One third of Leukemia patients are children and teens-Blood cancer will be the cause of death for an estimated 54,020 people in 2011 in the US. That will be 9.5% of total cancer deaths.-The Greeks are believed to have first recognized the disease during the 5th century. -Each year in the US about 30,000 new cases of leukemia are diagnosed.- It is the 6th leading cause of cancer deaths among men and the 7th leading cause of cancer deaths among women.